I'm surprised that so many people (on both sides of the aisle) are surprised by Donald Trump's victory. I saw it coming many months before it happened, as you know if you're a regular reader of this blog. Only someone who loved Hillary Clinton or hated Donald Trump (or both) was surprised.
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Here is the latest College Football Playoff ranking.
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Here.
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Two paragraphs from Scott Adams's latest blog post:
The biggest demographic group opposing Trump–including the ones on the street–are young people. Objectively speaking, young people are the dumbest people within every demographic group. I was dumber when I was younger. So were you. So is everyone else. Ask yourself if it is a coincidence that the dumbest people within every demographic group lean in the same direction.
The Master Persuader filter says that young people have not yet experienced multiple situations in which the media scares the public over nothing. To them, the fear of Trump is real because the Internet and the media says it is real. To people my age, we have seen one fake media scare after another. We don’t believe in fake scares the same way that that young people do because we’ve been through it so many times.
Experience is the best teacher.
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Here.
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The Original Soundtrack (1975). Breathtaking. If you had told me in 1975, when this song was saturating the airwaves, that I would be playing (and singing) it in 2016, I'd have thought you daft.
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To the Editor:
Re “Post-Election, No Appetite for Families” (front page, Nov. 16):
My nearly 99-year-old father has voted for a Republican president every election since he could vote. Despite our differing politics, I have always loved and admired my father. With this election, however, I feel he has crossed a personal line that I’m unsure I can forgive.
I believe that by voting for Donald Trump, he has rejected my core family values of inclusiveness and civic responsibilities. At last year’s Thanksgiving table, we talked about the plight of the Syrian refugees; this year I fear that it will be reduced to the weather—without the part about climate change.
JANET MARKOFF
New York
To the Editor:
Canceling a holiday trip to a home state that voted for Donald Trump is a mistake. Raised in Omaha, Neb., I’m planning to return for the holidays, to channel my political energy, and to encourage friends and family to speak against extremist cabinet selections and policies.
I strongly believe that these trips can re-create a political dialogue and offer a means to tamp down Mr. Trump’s harsh campaign promises, particularly since voices from red states will get far more airtime in the next administration.
PATTY INTRATOR
Brooklyn
To the Editor:
I was shocked right out of my proverbial socks when one of my oldest, dearest friends emailed me to tell me she had voted for Donald Trump. It seemed so totally out of character. But to me, the relationship is a lot more valuable than fuming about her politics.
I abide by the old dictum of agreeing to disagree. I am also a firm believer in the idea that a closed mouth gathers no feet. Hence, because preserving our friendship is so important to both of us, we will not discuss politics.
SANDRA SIZER
Boston
Note from KBJ: Here, on full display, is the smug, self-righteous, clueless, insufferable Left. For eight years, leftists got everything they wanted. It's time they learned how to accept loss and disappointment. Don't expect them to do so gracefully, however. There is nothing graceful about progressivism. It is thuggish through and through.
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America's Team (a.k.a. the Dallas Cowboys) has the best record (9-1) in the 32-team National Football League.
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Thank God Tucker Carlson is on my side.
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Back in Black (1980). This may be the greatest song of all time. Turn it up.
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